MANKATO REHABILITATION CENTER INC

FISCAL INTERMEDIARY/EMPLOYER OF RECORD- MRCI WAS ONE OF THE FIRST AGENCIES IN MINNESOTA TO OFFER EMPLOYER OF RECORD/FISCAL INTERMEDIARY SERVICES AS A FISCAL SUPPORT ENTITY STARTING IN 1998 WITH THE ROBERT WOOD-JOHNSON FOUNDATIONS AND THE SELF-DETERMINATION GRANT. BEGINNING IN 2002 THE PROGRAM OF PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANCE (PCA) WAS OFFICIALLY STARTED, IN 2025 OVER 45,000 MINNESOTAN'S UTILIZE THIS PROGRAM. IN 2004, MRCI BECAME CERTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AS A FISCAL SUPPORT ENTITY PROVIDING THE SERVICE OF CONSUMER DIRECTED COMMUNITY SUPPORTS (CDCS). IN 2010, MRCI RECEIVED CERTIFICATION FOLLOWING A READINESS REVIEW FOR VD-HCBS SERVICES. IN 2024, MRCI OFFERED VETERANS DIRECTED SERVICES WITHIN MINNESOTA, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA AND IOWA. IN 2018, MRCI WAS GRANTED AN RFP FROM THE STATE OF MN TO CONTINUE PROVIDING FISCAL EMPLOYER AGENT SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE STATE AS A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE (FMS). THE FMS CONTRACT WAS RENEWED IN 2023 BETWEEN DHS AND MRCI.MRCI ALSO PROVIDES 245D LICENSED SERVICES INCLUDING INDIVIDUALIZED HOME SUPPORTS WITH AND WITHOUT TRAINING, RESPITE, NIGHT SUPERVISION, HOST HOME AND HOMEMAKER. MRCI WAS GRANTED A CONTRACT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (DHS) IN 2021 TO PROVIDE CONSULTATION SERVICES. CONSULTATION SERVICES ARE SIMILAR TO CASE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT PLANNING. BEGINNING IN FALL OF 2024, DHS BEGAN THE TRANSITION AWAY FROM PCA AND CONSUMER SUPPORT GRANT (CSG) TO THE NEW SERVICE OF COMMUNITY FIRST SERVICES AND SUPPORT (CFSS). AS A CONTRACTED FMS PROVIDER STARTING IN 2018, MRCI WAS ALREADY POSITIONED TO BE A CFSS SERVICE PROVIDER. MRCI SUPPORTED 3550 FAMILIES WERE SUPPORTED IN 2024.

DAY SERVICES - MRCI PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN SKILLS THAT PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. WHILE RECEIVING QUALITY SUPPORT, PARTICIPANTS ARE OFFERED OPPORTUNITIES TO: LEARN AND APPLY ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS SUCH AS: SELF-ADVOCACY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, COMMUNITY SAFETY, AND SOCIAL SKILLS. DAY SERVICES MAY BE PROVIDED IN ONE (OR ALL) OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS:COMMUNITY BASED-DAY SERVICES PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN SKILLS THAT PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. WHILE RECEIVING QUALITY SUPPORT, PARTICIPANTS ARE OFFERED OPPORTUNITIES TO: LEARN AND APPLY ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS SUCH AS: SELF-ADVOCACY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, COMMUNITY SAFETY, AND SOCIAL SKILLS. COMMUNITY-BASED DAY SERVICES STARTED IN 2021.REMOTE- REMOTE DAY SERVICES PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN SKILLS THAT PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN THE SAFETY OF A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT. WHILE RECEIVING QUALITY SUPPORT, PARTICIPANTS ARE OFFERED OPPORTUNITIES TO: LEARN AND APPLY ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS SUCH AS: SELF-ADVOCACY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, COMMUNITY SAFETY, AND SOCIAL SKILLS. A CALENDAR OF PERSON-CENTERED TOPICS FOR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH IS PROVIDED MONTHLY. REMOTE HOSTED MORE THAN 1205 SESSIONS IN 2024.EASE-EASE IS A PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE TYPICALLY 55 PLUS, SEEKING MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES TO FILL THEIR DAY AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO WORK. OUR EXPERIENCED STAFF PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT WHILE CREATING AN ENJOYABLE, INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN FOR PARTICIPANTS TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY ACCESS AND IMPROVE THEIR SOCIAL SKILLS.